René Nijhuis

Current

Manager Business Intelligence at Netsociety - Online Marketing

Past

Analytics Consultant at Google
Creative Maximizer / Campaign Strategist at Google
Webmanager at Jobnet BV

Customer Support Representative at Stream Intl
Freelance Translator / Text Producer (Self-employed)

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Education

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Stockholms Universitet

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René Nijhuis’s Summary

Experienced Internet professional with a focus on information architecture, search marketing and web analytics.

René Nijhuis’s Specialties:

interactive marketing, usability, web analytics, multiple languages

René Nijhuis’s Experience

Manager Business Intelligence

Netsociety - Online Marketing

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

Building and heading up a new business unit for webanalytics and conversion optimization services.
Analytics Consultant

Google

(Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

January 2007 — May 2009 (2 years 5 months)

Driving the acceptance of Google Analytics within Benelux and Nordics, helping key customers (ie Pioneer, Volvocars, Electrolux, TomTom, Booking.com) implement and analyze the data, evangelizing web analytics, train and support the sales team.
Creative Maximizer / Campaign Strategist

Google

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

June 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 7 months)

Building search marketing campaigns, advise customers on optimising their campaign, lower cost, increase conversion.
Webmanager

Jobnet BV

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

October 1999 — May 2005 (5 years 8 months)

• Web manager (2000 to 2005): Project leader in creating career site Jobnet. Rollout of 2 more sites: www.memory.nl and www.carrierebeurs.nl. Guidance and coaching of co-workers and external parties. Responsible for direct communication with clients and commercial exploitation of the websites.
2003/2004: integration of all company websites into one corporate site: Career Portal Jobnet.
• Web editor (1999-2000): Creating and developing the concept of three websites generated from one database, development of content and positioning of websites in the market.
Customer Support Representative

Stream Intl

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

September 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Technical Support for HP computers and Psion handhelds. In on projects for teaching Dutch to foreign Employees and designing a mulitlingual terminology database. Summer 1999: Award of Excellence.
Freelance Translator / Text Producer

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

September 1996 — September 1999 (3 years 1 month)

Translator, text producer, theatre and drama expert.

René Nijhuis’s Education

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

University , Translation theory, English, Swedish , September 1989 — August 1996

Activities and Societies:

Co-founder of Nyström, Student Society for Scandinavian Studies, initiator of theatre projects ie. The Father (Strindberg), student representative in various boards
Stockholms Universitet

Translation Theory September 1994 — June 1995

Stipendium for one year of studies at Stockholms University from the Swedish Institute in Stockholm. Wrote thesis about August Strindbergs translations of American Humorists, like Mark Twain.